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Workmen carrying out welding works on the Caymanas to Linstead section of the north south link of Highway 2000.

Work on North South Link of Highway 2000 Far Advanced

The North South link of Highway 2000 is 81 per cent complete, as the proposed January 2016 completion date nears. This was disclosed by Director of Technical Services at the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Stephen Shaw, in...

Two new state-of-the-art air traffic control towers, constructed at a cost of $2.57 billion, are to be commissioned into service at the island’s two major international airports within the next two to three months.

New Air Traffic Control Towers to be Commissioned By December

Chairman of the Joint Board of Teacher Education, Dr. Rose Davies speaking at the launch of the United Way of Jamaica’s 30th Anniversary Early Childhood Education Legacy Programme. The event was held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston.

Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education Now Underway

Director of Early Stimulation Programme, Antonica Gunter-Gayle gives her remarks at the graduation ceremony for the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme held recently at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica in Kingston.

ESP Transforming Lives Through the Implementation of New Programmes

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left) greets Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez after they unveiled a plaque in honour of the former Cuban President, Fidel Castro after whom the second campus of Anchovy High School has been named. The Fidel Castro Campus of the Anchovy High School in Montpelier, St. James was officially opened on September 11.

Gov’t Remains Committed to Education Sector

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller Jamaica House, and Venezuelan President, His Excellency Nicolás Maduro, exchange warm greetings during his visit to the island on Saturday (September 5) for the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Summit of the PetroCaribe Agreement.

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Hugo Chávez Remembered as Great Friend of Jamaica

Former President of Venezuela, the late Hugo Chávez, was remembered as a great friend of Jamaica at a Regional Summit held in Montego Bay on September 5 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the PetroCaribe Agreement. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the late President is still revered by the Jamaican people. Addressing a large contingent of Venezuelan...

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (seated centre) and Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Patricia Allen (seated third right) share a photo with university and college students, who are recipients of scholarships and book grants under the Governor General’s I Believe Initiative. The award ceremony was held at King’s House on Friday (Sept. 11). Others (seated, from left) are: Project Officer for the Governor General’s Programme for Excellence (GGPE), Tricia Grier; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kingston Wharves, Grantley Stephenson; Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller; Acting President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Colin Gyles; and CEO of First Global Bank, Courtney Campbell. Coordinator of the GGPE, Retired Major Effiom Whyte, is also sharing in the moment (first left, second row).

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18 Tertiary Students Receive Scholarships and Books Grants

Eighteen tertiary-level students were on Friday (September 11) presented with scholarships and book grants under the Governor-General’s ‘I Believe’ Initiative. The students, who attended colleges and universities across the island, were recognised for their participation in the 2015 Summer of Service competition, organised through the ‘I Believe’ programme. Twelve of the recipients are enrolled at the University of the West...

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Jamaica has Made Significant Strides in Implementing Disaster Mitigation Measures-ODPEM

As Jamaica marks the 27th anniversary of Hurricane Gilbert which devastated the island on September 12, 1988, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) believes that the country has become more versed in disaster risk management. Acting Director of Information and Training at ODPEM, Cheryl Nichols, says in the ensuing years since Gilbert, the government has sought to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3nd left ) along with the Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Mr. Bernardo Guanche Hernandez (right) unveil a plaque in honour of the former Cuban President, Fidel Castro after whom the Anchovy High School second campus at Montpelier is named. Looking on from left are: Member of Parliament for South St. James and Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier and Education Minister , Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The institution was officially opened on Friday September 11

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PM Officially Opens the Fidel Castro Campus of the Anchovy High School

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller on Friday (September 11), officially opened the Fidel Castro Campus of the Anchovy High School located in Montpelier, St. James. The facility, will serve as the second campus of the Anchovy High School, and will accommodate approximately 900 students from grades seven to eight. The Montpelier Facility was originally built in 1980...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. A. J. Nicholson.

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Senate to Debate CCJ Bills on October 16

The Senate, will on October 16, commence debate on the three Bills, which seek to install the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as Jamaica’s final appellate court, and delink the country from the Judicial Committee of the United Kingdom (UK) Privy Council. Speaking at today’s (September 11) sitting of the Senate, Leader of Government Business, Senator the Hon. A.J. Nicolson,...

Director of Human Resources at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Mrs. Bernita Locke.

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JIS to Host Company Fitness Tour

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is to host a Company Fitness Tour, aimed at exposing employees to information on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The event, which will be held on Tuesday (September 15), at JIS’ head office in Kingston, is being held in partnership with the Jamaica Fitness Association (Jamfit). “I think it is so important for (workers)...

Octogenarian, Miss Visper Blackwood, who is a member of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), addresses a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’ about her healthy lifestyle journey. Miss Blackwood was a guest of the Ministry of Health at the ‘Think Tank’, to discuss Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD), which will be observed on September 12.

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Octogenarian Spreads Message of Healthy Living

Visper Blackwood did not always subscribe to a healthy lifestyle, simply because she did not have as much information about the benefits of healthy living when she was younger. She is happy however, that she had an affinity for exercise from a tender age and eventually caught the vision of healthy living while still a young woman, rendering the octogenarian...